Mabel Leckrone

By the Midland Daily News

Published 5:45 am, Thursday, February 23, 2012

Mabel Leckrone, nearly age 91, of Kankakee, Ill., passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, at Riverside Medical Center. Mabel was born on Feb. 20, 1921, to Heston and Flossie (White) Dyer. She married Elvin Leckrone on Dec. 25, 1939, in Boyne City. She was a clerk for the Register of Deeds in Midland County for 11 years. Mabel was a member of First Church of the Nazarene in Kankakee.

Mabel Leckrone was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She lived for her family and as a devoted Christian, serving the Lord through her church. She held various responsibilities at different times, including church organist, church treasurer, missionary council member, and church board member. She was known as a generous person and always wanted to help others. Mabel was proud of her children and loved her husband whom she was married to for 57 years. She has "crossed the line of worlds" and now realizes her ultimate goal of heaven.

Mabel is survived by one daughter, Joyce Horstmann (married to Paul) of St. Anne, Ill.; one son, Larry Leckrone (married to Tamia) of Kurtz, Ind.; one daughter-in-law, Linda Leckrone of Midland; two sisters, June Crall of Midland and Arlene Chellis of Boyne City; five grandchildren, Kristin Enstrom of Fox River Grove, Ill., Kraig Horstmann of Kankakee, Ill., Jeff Leckrone of Midland, Jason Enstrom of Fox River Grove, Ill., Kraig Horstmann of Kankakee, Ill., Jeff Leckrone of Midland, Jason Leckrone of Warren and Myndi Ziemann of Jacksonville, Fla. She had eight great-grandchildren. Mabel was preceded in death by her husband, Elvin; son, Glenn; and one sister, Evelyn Skornia.

Funeral services have taken place. Memorials to be made to family wishes.